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No aggregation response by tick nymphs to a pheromone(s) produced by males had been described, although such a response had been demonstrated in adults1–8. We have now shown that males of the hard tick Amblyomma hebraeum (Koch) produce a material(s) which induces aggregation of nymphs suggesting an assembly pheromone(s) (Fig. 1). The presence of this pheromone is demonstrated by biological observations and by experimentation with a choice chamber9.
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RECHAV, Y., WHITEHEAD, G. & KNIGHT, M. Aggregation response of nymphs to pheromone(s) produced by males of the tick Amblyomma hebraeum (Koch). Nature 259, 563–564 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1038/259563a0
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